Moving air has become a nuisance for the trucking industry in recent years. A recent industry report estimated that at any given moment, roughly 35% of all trucks on US freeways were empty of goods.

“Book a load, reap the benefits.” That’s what Uber Freight is promising drivers, owner-operators and small fleets who use the Uber Freight app, with discounts on everything from a new or used ...

Waabi, a self-driving technology startup created by AI scientist Raquel Urtasun, has hired Lior Ron, CEO of Uber’s trucking business, to help it build up commercial operations as the Toronto-based ...

2025 Digital Freight Matching Roundtable: From spot chaos to smart capacity AI-driven digital freight matching platforms are transforming the brokerage landscape, helping shippers and carriers ...

Uber Freight is launching a ‘Dedicated EV Fleet Accelerator Program’ in partnership with Tesla to lower the most significant barrier to electric Class 8 adoption: upfront cost. The buyer program pairs ...

The 2026 CNBC Disruptor 50 list will be revealed Tuesday, May 19th Uber Freight founder and CEO Lior Ron, who grew the logistics arm of the transportation technology company to $5 billion in revenue, ...

“Uber for trucking,” long considered a freight-matching unicorn, has come to a kind of fruition, with the ride-sharing giant today unveiling Uber Freight, a matching app aimed at the owner-operator ...

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Trucking industry leaders want to minimize empty-trailer trips to improve costs and efficiency. Uber Freight is using AI on its platform to provide trucking companies with more optimized routes. This ...